Mahmoud Abuwasel, managing partner of Wasel & Wasel, led the firm to eight-figure revenues in its first three years and expanded to four offices across three continents in five years. A Harvard graduate, Mahmoud trained under former senior staff from the Reagan and Bush Sr. administrations and the former Chief Justice of the UAE Federal Supreme Court, gaining unparalleled expertise.Mahmoud is a licensed solicitor in Australia (of the Supreme Court of Victoria), a Qualified Arbitrator in Canada (by the ADR Institute of Canada), and registered in the UAE (with the ADGM and DIFC Courts).Mahmoud has represented investors in nine-figure disputes against sovereign governments and has extensive experience in UNCITRAL and ICSID proceedings. He has also been engaged by governments to draft treaties and advise on geopolicy matters, including Track II dialogue and trade bloc relations.His expertise spans various arbitration rules, including ICC, ADRIC, DIAC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, QICCA, ADCCAC, HKIAC, and LCIA. Mahmoud handles complex disputes, ad hoc proceedings, and emergency arbitration across multiple jurisdictions and industries. He also serves as counsel on litigation across various jurisdictions, managing high-profile cases such as extradition proceedings, space tourism arbitration, INTERPOL Red Notice complaints, shareholder disputes, and enforcement of arbitration awards.Mahmoud’s clients include ultra-high net-worth individuals, multinational companies, government agencies, and large family-holding entities. Other law firms and consulting firms on client or co-counsel matters frequently instruct him.In the UAE, Mahmoud assumes counsel roles across domestic and common law courts, tackling issues such as construction disputes, banking and insurance disputes, maritime conflicts, shareholder disputes, and cryptocurrency litigation. He is also a leading tax dispute litigator, having handled over 250 tax dispute procedures in the UAE.Mahmoud is sought after as an expert on foreign law, providing opinions in high-stakes cases before courts in New York, Switzerland, and England, among others.He contributes to global legal discourse through publications in leading outlets like LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters, MEED Magazine, Gulf Business, Gulf News, and Law.com.Mahmoud serves as Vice-President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice and serves in advisory roles for the Jordan Expo 2025 and the Jordan International Arbitration Centre and is former Co-Chair of the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs.